in Gladys Laas' 1994 jury trial against Dow Corning Corporation. Laas was awarded $5.2 million.

• For the Plaintiffs
• For the Defense

Are escalating liability damages threatening manufacturing innovation? Should damages against manufacturers be capped? How should juries or judges evaluate a scientist's credibility? Selected articles on tort reform and science in the courtroom.

Plaintiffs' lawyers (Stanley M. Chesley, John M. O'Quinn, Richard Laminack) and David Bernick, for Dow Corning Corporation

of Important Legal Terms in the breast implant controversy.

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